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Mom and child jumped from a window to escape a deadly Las Vegas fire that killed four

Authorities say two adults and two children were found dead in the charred rubble of a southwest Las Vegas house fire

The Independent UK

Steinbeck plundered her work for "Wrath"

Migrant camp worker Sanora Babb wrote what could have been the era's definitive book. Instead she became a footnote

Salon

‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth?

The Joides Resolution has contributed to our understanding of climate crisis, the origin of life, earthquakes and eruptions. But funding cuts mean it may have sailed its last expedition

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Expert calls out JD Vance "poornography"

Vance is no pauper — and there’s a bit of a shell game going on when it comes to his poverty credentials

Salon

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor

JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, in part, by selling himself as a hillbilly, calling on his Appalachian background to bolster his credentials to speak for the American working class.

The Conversation

The week in theatre: Death of England: The Plays; Grapes of Wrath; Please Right Back – review

Thomas Coombes and Paapa Essiedu grip in an all too timely revival of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’s state-of-the-nation monologues. Plus, slow-motion Steinbeck and 1927’s latest flight of fancy

The Guardian - UK

The Grapes of Wrath review – dark moments on a long jalopy ride through a shattered world

The hardship in Steinbeck’s classic Depression-era novel is well captured in Frank Galati’s atmospheric adaptation, but you long for more tension, more to happen

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The Grapes of Wrath review: Steinbeck’s hymn to human misery and endurance is epic but scrappy on stage

Cherry Jones is wry and warm in Carrie Cracknell’s revival of Steinbeck’s story about a sprawling clan of dustbowl refugees in the Depression era – but the elements of this three-hour production don’t always fully connect

The Independent UK

The Grapes of Wrath at the National Theatre review: the powerhouse cast led by Cherry Jones is compelling

Though this initially understated Steinbeck adaptation steers clear of pastiche, a melodromatic second half threatens to veer into parody

Evening Standard

The Amalfi Coast hotspots for literature lovers

An hour’s drive from the grit and grime of Naples lies a glittering stretch of coastline that’s so jaw-droppingly beautiful, it’s served as the setting for many an ancient myth.

Evening Standard

Classic Novels: Timeless Stories That Resonate Across Generations

Explore classic literature from authors like Toni Morrison and John Steinbeck, delving into universal themes and societal issues.

Top News

21 of the Greatest American novels that everyone should read

From historical classics to postmodern marvels

Evening Standard

Of Mice and Men first-draft fragment torn up by Steinbeck’s dog goes to auction

John Steinbeck’s pet ‘made confetti’ of the manuscript in 1936, but a surviving piece will go on sale alongside personal journals, first editions and a wrought-iron sword owned by the author

The Guardian - UK

‘Wife, children, best friend all gone’: Diaries reveal Steinbeck’s darkest year

Many unpublished journals detailing the depression of the American author are up for auction in New York

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Le Sirenuse, Positano, review: Exclusive luxury meets the intimacy of a family vacation home

It’s been 70 years since the Sersales opened the doors of their family villa to guests. All these years on – and after expansion and evolution – Le Sirenuse has managed to keep that same intimate, private experience, like you’re visiting a (very privileged) friend’s family villa, writes Rachel Sharp

The Guardian - UK

Black Belfast girl threatened after telling of unease over Of Mice and Men

Police inform Angel Mhande’s family of threat after her call for novel to be dropped from GCSE course

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 books about being poor in America

From John Steinbeck to Tommy Orange, it’s an old story that keeps on going, in one of the wealthiest countries on Earth. These books help explain why

Los Angeles Times

The California newspaper that has no reporters left

SALINAS, Calif. — When brown water overflowed the banks of the Salinas River in January, flooding thousands of acres and throwing an untold number of farmworkers out of jobs, the leading newspaper in this agricultural mecca did not cover the story.

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Of Mice and Men review – an evocative production with quietly radical casting

Wiliam Young, an actor with learning disabilities, gives an affecting, lived-in performance as Lennie in this assured adaptation of Steinbeck’s Dust Bowl classic

The New Daily

Get your road trips kicks on Route 66

The US is inviting road trippers to take their next international trip on the iconic Route 66 through the state of Oklahoma. The longest driveable stretch of Route 66 – 400 miles or 643kms – runs through Oklahoma, which is found in the southern central region of the US.

The New Daily

Queen Consort criticises Roald Dahl changes

Queen Consort Camilla appeared to criticise the changes made to Roald Dahl books, urging authors to resist curbs on “freedom of expression”.

Bangkok Post

The rubber tree and the hopeful ant

Throughout January PostScript has been written from my house balcony in Chaiyaphum while taking in a view of avenues of rubber trees with the occasional intrusion of stray chickens. In fact, I am surrounded by rubber trees.

The New Daily

Anecdotes galore from Prince Harry’s Spare as global media blitz ends on late-night US talk show

Bombshell anecdotes and stories from Prince Harry in his memoir Spare, as media blitz ends in late-night US talk show

Chicago Tribune

Frank Galati, pioneering Chicago theater artist and Oscar nominee, is dead at 79

CHICAGO — Frank Galati, a pivotal figure over five decades in Chicago theater, a Tony Award-winning Broadway director, a beloved longtime teacher at Northwestern University, an ensemble member at both the Steppenwolf and Goodman theaters and a pioneer in the adaptation of novels and other narrative sources into exciting drama,…

The Independent UK

US Judge lays out case for blocking publishing giants merger

A federal judge has laid out a data-laden case for why she blocked Penguin Random House’s proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster

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